Alejandro Duque has been named president of ADA, the unbiased distribution and label-services division of Warner Music Group, including to his current function as president of Warner Music Latin America. Duque will proceed to be primarily based in Miami and report back to WMG CEO Robert Kyncl.  

Duque has served as president of Warner Music Latin America since 2021. On this function, he has labored intently with artists akin to Blessd, Danny Ocean, Elena Rose, Myke Towers, Natanael Cano, Ovy on the Drums, Tiago PZK, Tokischa, Yami Safdie, and Yandel. Duque has greater than 20 years of expertise within the music trade, beginning his profession at Common Music Colombia and rising to turn out to be managing director of Common Music Latino, Machete, and Capitol Latin earlier than transferring to WMG. 

He replaces Cat Kreidich, who introduced Tuesday that she is stepping down as president of ADA after 4 years within the function.  

Kyncl stated, “Alejandro’s management will assist us differentiate ADA…offering unbiased labels and artists with alternatives at a pace and scale they received’t discover wherever else. He has a confirmed observe report of supporting the indie group, in addition to a deep understanding of WMG’s attain and sources as catalysts for world superstardom. This mix goes to carry down obstacles for ADA’s purchasers, plugging them extra straight into our infrastructure, and empowering them to construct their companies.” 

Duque added, “Throughout the globe, there are dynamic, culture-shifting artists with all kinds of must propel their careers ahead. We’re dedicated to rising our distribution enterprise and enhancing the ADA model, by means of a mix of wonderful service, versatile deal-making, and tech innovation. We’ve carried out this efficiently in Latin America, and now we’re taking that holistic strategy to the whole enterprise by integrating our unbiased distribution technique much more tightly with our groups within the US and around the globe.”